provided to The Santiva Chronicle
Authors Blair and Dawn Witherington will share illustrated stories from their newly published book, “Living Beaches of the Gulf Coast,” at the Sunday, March 10 meeting of the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club.
The Witheringtons are professional naturalists. Blair is a research scientist with Inwater Research Group, a marine conservation nonprofit. Dawn is a graphic design artist and scientific illustrator whose art and design are prominent in natural history books, posters, exhibits, and a line of sea-themed greeting cards.
Together, they merged their art, writing, photography, and design in many projects, including the books, “Our Sea Turtles,” “Florida’s Living Beaches,” “Living Beaches of Georgia” and the “Carolinas,” “Living Beaches of the Gulf Coast,” “Florida’s Seashells,” and others.
The March 10 meeting will be at the Sanibel Recreation Center, 3880 Sanibel Captiva Rd. The meeting will be in the Pelican Room, and the silent auction will be in the Osprey Room. The silent auction takes place from 1:30 to 2 p.m., and the doors will remain locked until 1:30, so there is no early entry. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m.
Following the presentation, the authors will sign copies of their books, which will be available for purchase as gifts, keepsakes, and tickets to beach adventures.
The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club awards grants from the proceeds of its annual show. Grants are given towards education and research in the fields of conchology and malacology, as well as for conservation and water quality projects, primarily in Southwest Florida. For more information, or to join the club, visit the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club’s website here.